Geography Tectonic Plates Quiz

What are tectonic activities?

• Movement of air and water on Earth

• Processes and movements in the Earth’s lithosphere caused by plate movement

• Weather changes in the atmosphere

• Activities on the ocean floor

What does the lithosphere consist of?

• Earth’s molten core

• Earth’s atmosphere

• Earth’s rigid outer shell

• Earth's crust

Which of the following is NOT caused by tectonic activity?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruption

• Mountain building

• Tornadoes

What causes tectonic activities?

• Movement of oceans

• Heat from the Earth’s interior

• Gravitational pull of the Moon

• Solar radiation

How fast do tectonic plates move on average?

• Several meters per year

• A few centimetres per year

• A few millimetres per year

• They do not move

True or False: Earthquakes occur randomly across the Earth.

• False

• True

True or False: There are about 7 major tectonic plates

• True

• False

True or False: Most earthquakes occur in the center of tectonic plates.

• True

• False

True or False: About 75% of the world’s active volcanoes are located along the Pacific Ring of Fire.

• True

• False

Which type of boundary creates new crust?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction